Travel Blogs from Marseille

... part of Aix. During this time we found 2 museums and enjoyed wonderful display of sculptures and painting. Caumont Centre D'Art was originally one of the most beautiful private mansions in Aix-en-Provence and dates back to 1715. In 2010 it was acquired by Culturespaces and underwent complete restoration to become the home of the new art centre. The Hotel de Caumont plays host to major temporary exhibitions dedicated to the greatest names in the history of art, ...

It was an early morning! We woke up at 8:00am, packed, ate breakfast are were checked out of the hostel by 10:40am! We carried our backpacks to an ATM and withdrew money. Next, we got on the metro and headed to the train station. Ryan decided he was going to take a plane to Milan and stay with a family friend until we got there. We left him and found the station. All so exhausted, we found a café and fell asleep in the ...

... de la Major. This black and white huge cathedral was built in Byzantine style between 1852 and 1896. The fort predates it by 200 years and was built by Louis XIV. The government has done an amazing job redeveloping the entire waterfront. This city had a very rough reputation as a port city. The new civic buildings and restored 19th century buildings give this historic area a very safe feeling. It's still a bit sterile but there are obvious sights that more activity is ...

... directed us straight there. Problem was that it guided us into a tunnel where, tradition has it, the GPS signal was somewhat weak (non existent) and we got lost. We were successful in the end and it was worth the trouble. The views across Marseille, the harbor and the Ile d'If were breathtaking. The main basilica inside is beautiful, too. There were paintings of sea disasters, the walls were ornamental and a big statue of St Mary ...

... was eating, a group of people were standing next to me, discussing something in French and I realised they wanted me to move over to make room for them so I did. But as I moved my stuff over, I knocked my medium fries all over the floor. I looked into the container and there was not one fry left. I'd only eaten a couple before this happened so I wasn't happy and because of stress or tiredness or something I actually almost cried. But instead I bought myself a cookie and ...